Pelosi, House Democrats Address Media At US Capitol

Alex Wong

Flanked by other House Democrats, U.S. House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks as Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) (L) listens during a news conference on the Confederate flag July 9, 2015 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. House Democrats have failed on their effort to remove Confederate symbols from the Capitol.

Flanked by other House Democrats, U.S. House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks as Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) (L) listens during a news conference on the Confederate flag July 9, 2015 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. House Democrats have failed on their effort to remove Confederate symbols from the Capitol.

Missouri Democratic Representative Emanuel Cleaver Interview

Bloomberg

Representative Emanuel Cleaver, a Democrat from Missouri, speaks during an interview in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, March 25, 2015. Republicans blocking the confirmation of U.S. attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch risk playing into a theme that their opposition to President Barack Obama is based on race, Cleaver said. Photographer: David Banks/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Representative Emanuel Cleaver, a Democrat from Missouri, speaks during an interview in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, March 25, 2015. Republicans blocking the confirmation of U.S. attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch risk playing into a theme that their opposition to President Barack Obama is based on race, Cleaver said. Photographer: David Banks/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Missouri Democratic Representative Emanuel Cleaver Interview

Bloomberg

Representative Emanuel Cleaver, a Democrat from Missouri, speaks during an interview in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, March 25, 2015. Republicans blocking the confirmation of U.S. attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch risk playing into a theme that their opposition to President Barack Obama is based on race, Cleaver said. Photographer: David Banks/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Representative Emanuel Cleaver, a Democrat from Missouri, speaks during an interview in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, March 25, 2015. Republicans blocking the confirmation of U.S. attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch risk playing into a theme that their opposition to President Barack Obama is based on race, Cleaver said. Photographer: David Banks/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Missouri Democratic Representative Emanuel Cleaver Interview

Bloomberg

Representative Emanuel Cleaver, a Democrat from Missouri, speaks during an interview in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, March 25, 2015. Republicans blocking the confirmation of U.S. attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch risk playing into a theme that their opposition to President Barack Obama is based on race, Cleaver said. Photographer: David Banks/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Representative Emanuel Cleaver, a Democrat from Missouri, speaks during an interview in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, March 25, 2015. Republicans blocking the confirmation of U.S. attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch risk playing into a theme that their opposition to President Barack Obama is based on race, Cleaver said. Photographer: David Banks/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Missouri Democratic Representative Emanuel Cleaver Interview

Bloomberg

Representative Emanuel Cleaver, a Democrat from Missouri, speaks during an interview in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, March 25, 2015. Republicans blocking the confirmation of U.S. attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch risk playing into a theme that their opposition to President Barack Obama is based on race, Cleaver said. Photographer: David Banks/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Representative Emanuel Cleaver, a Democrat from Missouri, speaks during an interview in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, March 25, 2015. Republicans blocking the confirmation of U.S. attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch risk playing into a theme that their opposition to President Barack Obama is based on race, Cleaver said. Photographer: David Banks/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Missouri Democratic Representative Emanuel Cleaver Interview

Bloomberg

Representative Emanuel Cleaver, a Democrat from Missouri, speaks during an interview in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, March 25, 2015. Republicans blocking the confirmation of U.S. attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch risk playing into a theme that their opposition to President Barack Obama is based on race, Cleaver said. Photographer: David Banks/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Representative Emanuel Cleaver, a Democrat from Missouri, speaks during an interview in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, March 25, 2015. Republicans blocking the confirmation of U.S. attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch risk playing into a theme that their opposition to President Barack Obama is based on race, Cleaver said. Photographer: David Banks/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Rainy Day Book Presents Hillary Rodham Clinton

Jason Squires

Congressman Emanuel Cleaver and his wife Dianne speak with former US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton during Rainy Day Book Presents Hillary Rodham Clinton at Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland on June 22, 2014 in Kansas City, Missouri.

Congressman Emanuel Cleaver and his wife Dianne speak with former US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton during Rainy Day Book Presents Hillary Rodham Clinton at Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland on June 22, 2014 in Kansas City, Missouri.